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State of the art of leadless pacing

Published inEuropace, vol. 17, no. 10, p. 1508-1513
Publication date2015
Abstract

Despite undisputable benefits, conventional pacemaker therapy is associated with specific complications related to the subcutaneous device and the transvenous leads. Recently, two miniaturized leadless pacemakers, Nanostim™ (St. Jude Medical) and Micra™ (Medtronic), which can be completely implanted inside the right ventricle using steerable delivery systems, entered clinical application. The WiCS™-cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) system (wireless cardiac stimulation for CRT, EBR Systems) delivers leadless left ventricular endocardial stimulation for cardiac resynchronization. In addition to obvious cosmetic benefits, leadless pacing systems may have the potential to overcome some complications of conventional pacing. However, acute and long-term complications still remains to be determined, as well as the feasibility of device explantation years after device placement.

Keywords
  • Cardiac Catheters/adverse effects
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices/adverse effects/classification
  • Endocardium/physiopathology
  • Equipment Design
  • Heart Ventricles/physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Treatment Outcome
Citation (ISO format)
SPERZEL, Johannes et al. State of the art of leadless pacing. In: Europace, 2015, vol. 17, n° 10, p. 1508–1513. doi: 10.1093/europace/euv096
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